Legal Opinion
People v. White
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 17, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gerald Sheindlin, J.
The defendant was indicted for robbery in the first degree *90and related charges. A Wade hearing was commenced prior to trial. The complainant appeared but adamantly refused to testify in the courtroom so long as the defendant was present. The court was reluctantly compelled to dismiss the indictment, but ordered that the records remain unsealed. The defendant now moves for (1) the sealing of all official records and papers concerning the instant indictment and (2) the return of the defendant’s photographs, fingerprints and palm prints. The People oppose…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hynes v. KarassikNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. PattersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Matter of Joseph M.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. PolichettiCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1977
- People v. BlackmanCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1977
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3Cited by2 opinions
- R.J.Z. v. PeopleColorado Court of Appeals · 2004
- People v. SchleyerRochester City Court · 2002